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Game Recap
MTL6
PIT4
MTL beat PIT 6-4 despite fewer good chances: 1.80 expected goals to 5.64. PIT outshot MTL 43 to 22. J. Guentzel led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Montembeault stopped 39 of 43.
Team Stats
MTLPIT
22Shots on goal43
1.80Expected goals5.64
43Shot attempts84
205v5 shots on goal33
0/2Power play2/4
32Hits25
22Blocked shots14
10Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways9
7Takeaways15
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 1.80 xGPIT 5.64 xGGoal
Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.
Shot Map
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:39 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:36 | 2:07 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:52 | 2:11 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:11 | 0:43 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 15:11 | 0:42 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:10 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:36 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| A. Richard | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:21 | 0:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:40 | 2:17 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 8:52 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:14 | 0:52 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 1:23 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:43 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 23:52 | 0:00 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | 0:50 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Guentzel | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 20:02 | 3:06 |
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:27 | 3:04 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:15 | 3:09 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:37 | 0:34 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 3:06 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:34 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:31 |
| A. Nylander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 8:28 | 0:36 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5:53 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:00 | 3:15 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:14 | 0:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 24:09 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:25 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 20:00 | |
| C. DeSmith | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 38:31 | Loss |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.